Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

The amended clauses put forward by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta include ones that pertain to the establishment and termination of the physician-patient relationship.

Arun Crishanth said the cost of Deflazacort, a medication he has taken for over a decade, has increased by more than $1,400 a year.

On June 1 B.C. healthcare workers gained coverage under the Public Interest Disclosure Act, which is designed to protect whistleblowers who come forward with concerns about serious wrongdoing.

Tyler Shandro, a lawyer who was defeated in last month’s provincial election, faces three complaints from his time as health minister early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health Minister Adrian Dix says in a news release that full coverage of the medications will be available to all B.C. residents with an active medical services plan.

Currently, family doctors should be going to patients’ homes if they die suddenly with a known health problem. But about two million Ontarians are without a family physician and a doctor might refuse to attend a scene.

Ontario hospital workers, not including registered nurses, are set to get an additional 3.75% and 2.5% in wage increases over two years.

On July 1, the Public Service Health Care Plan will change to Canada Life. That will affect pharmacies in several ways.